# Nikoowal Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Nikoowal

Nikoowal is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 98 households**, the 56th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 595people (2011)
- 98households
- 80.3%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Nikoowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nikoowal is 174101.** Nikoowal falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020983

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nikoowal from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)82 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nikoowal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nikoowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nikoowal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 71% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nikoowal

Of every 100 households in Nikoowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Nikoowal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**51%

Tap water ****89%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**66%

Use banking services ****98%**

**82%

Television ****92%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nikoowal?

■ Nikoowal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****658**

**885

Working population ****18.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 71.0% for women. 32% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 80 (73%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nalagarh

- Karpalpur622 people
- Dhana619 people
- Raiya619 people
- Dadhi Kanian605 people
- Rakh Ram Singh587 people
- Maganpura582 people
- Ratwari581 people
- Rampur569 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nikoowal?174101
- How far is Nikoowal from Solan?82 km by road
- What is the population of Nikoowal?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikoowal in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nikoowal?80.3% (Census 2011)